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Welcome to the Surrey First Aid Training news page. Here you will be able to find everything you need to know about the recent First Aid regulation updates and any other helpful information.
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Latest HSE recommendations
HSE Latest Information
After several recent incidents in which two cases have resulted in death and the other, serious injury to multiple persons. The HSE have reviewed and issued guidelines on the puchasing or hire of inflatables.
Latest Information for Childcarers
This week Surrey Council Council announced the possible closer of 31 children centres across Surrey.
February Newsletter 2019
February Newsletter
With valantines day upon us we have focused this months newsletter on the heart. Open up our newsletter for information on what to do if someone has a heart attack, information on congential heart defects and the latest news on our blog www.healthylittlehearts.com
January Newsletter
January Newsletter
2019 is now in full swing! See our January Newsletter to have access to all of our upcoming courses for the year.
Bonfire Night Safety
Bonfire Night Safety
Tonight is bonfire night, make sure that you and your friends/family are safe so that you can enjoy your evening.
October Newsletter
October Newsletter
Halloween can be a scary time for people with allergies so make sure that you're prepared with what to do, in an anaphylaxis emergency.
10-month-old dies after choking on apple
Choking is a common accident, do you know what to do?
Last summer 10-month-old Benjamin Philip Masters died after a visit to the zoo in Alfriston went devastatingly wrong. Read more to find out about what happened...
Treating a burn at home
Treating a burn at home
I put my one-year-old down on the floor as I stepped in the house, like a moth to a lamp, she headed straight for the gurgling radiator and then, scream!
Do you know when to call an ambulance?
Do you know when to call an ambulance?
The NHS ambulance service is being pushed to its limits with a low budget and very high demand, it is really important that everybody knows when the right to call an ambulance is.
Anaphylaxis and adrenaline auto-injectors (AAIs) in Schools
Anaphylaxis and adrenaline auto-injectors (AAIs) in Schools
In October last year a new legislation was passed which allows schools in the UK to keep spare adrenaline auto-injectors (AAIs) for emergency use.
Restart A Heart Day – FREE basic CPR training for schools in Kent, Surrey and Sussex!
Restart A Heart Day (16 October 2018) – FREE basic CPR training for schools in Kent, Surrey and Sussex!
Anyone can save a life, and that includes the average bystander who happens upon someone suffering a cardiac arrest in the middle of the high street. If that bystander has learnt CPR, the person’s chances of survival are doubled!
Paediatric First Aid: Useful Downloads
Important documents published by various sources that we recommend for download.
First Aid at Work: Useful Downloads
Important documents published by various sources that we recommend for download.
Heart Attack Symptoms
Knowing the signs and treatment of a heart attack could easily mean the difference between life and death. A good percentage of patients may not make it to A&E because they ignored their symptoms. This article shares 15 symptoms - take a look, you might be surprised...
HSE First Aid at Work Guidance Update
HSE First Aid at Work Guidance Update!
HSE have recently amended their first aid at work guidance. We list the key changes for you and provide handy links to all the updated HSE documents.
Road Safety - Cycling Accidents
Shocking statistics from The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents has revealed how important it is to take accident prevention seriously.
Acid Attacks - First Aid response
If you are witness to an acid attack, would you know what to do? Read our advice!
February 2018 Schools First Aid Newsletter
Please click on the following link to download our Schools Newsletter.
Winter 2018 Paediatric First Aid Newsletter
Please click on the following link to download our Paediatric Winter Newsletter 2018
'The first-aid lessons that saved my brother'
A boy of ten saved his brother's life using first-aid skills he learned on a school visit to a hospital just days before!
UK Resuscitation Guidelines
Did you know that the UK Resuscitation Council has developed and published evidence-based guidelines which set out the interventions and practices that are most likely to achieve successful resuscitation from cardiac arrest?
Girl, nine, passes away from a severe allergic reaction
Nine year old Nainika Tikoo from London tragically passed away on 22nd May after a severe anaphylactic reaction from dairy free pancakes with blackberries.
Recovery position
Placing unconscious infants and children in the recovery position has been proven in studies to increase their recovery over more radical manoeuvres in an effort to restore consciousness.
Students save the life of their trainer
Initially the students thought their trainer David Knowles was role-playing after he suffered a cardiac arrest.
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